Electric corn popper



Feb. 12, 1929.- 1,701,959

v. F. VROMAN miscmm com: rorran Filed March 28, 19.27

C: Jlwvawlfia/ i J "Mar" K330721177 C: bflil/wya Patented Feb. 12, 1929.

VICTOR F. VROMAN, OF RACINE, WISCONSIN,

ELECTRIC CORN POPPER.

Application filed March 28, 1927.

This invention relates to an electric corn popper.

Objects of this invention are to provide a novel form of corn popperwhich is of extremely simple construction, which is eflicient in ()l'JGI'Hl'lOD, and which may be very cheaply produced and applied to cornpoppers of the conventiol'ial type so that the article may be made as aunit and subsequently secured to the popper or else may be made as aunit with the popper itself and thus sold to the trade.

More specifically, objects of this invention are to provide a novel formof heater unit which may be stamped with its primary part formed from asingle sheet of material in a simple type of blank, and which is soconstructed that feet are formed integral with the blank and adapted tosupport the popper in a sliding manner upon any suitable sup port, theblank providing a shield for the heating element itself and such heatingelement being carried between the shield and the bottom mesh of thepopper.

An embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings inwhich:

Figure 1 is a view of the popper and unit attached Figure 2 is asectional view showing the unit as it appears removed from the popper;

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional View on the line 33 of Figure 2;

Figure at is a sectional view on the line 4*4 of Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a view of the blank laid out flat.

deferring to the drawings, it will be seen that the device is formedfrom a main blank, as shown most clearly in Figure This blank is stampedfrom sheet metal andwcomprises a main body portion 1 having projectingsides 2 equipped with attaching ears 3. Further, the blank is providedwith outwardly projecting legs f and with a portion 5 adapted to beturned up and to receive the connecting terminal prongs 6, as shown inFigure 2. The legs ti, as shown in Figure 1, are bent downwardly and arethen turned so as to provide a rounded bottom support the wire meshpopper 1 portion 1 of the blank or supporting plate. Thus, the heatingunit is very securely guarded against contact with the hands of theoperator or with any projecting part that may be found upon the supportupon 80 which the popper is rested.

Serial No. 179,001.

it-h the sides of the popper for rigidity.

The connecting prongs are adapted to receive the usual plug or connector8 of the electric cables 9, such cables extending outwardly and attachedto the handle 10 and provided with the usual plug 11 adapted to beplugged into an electric socket.

The heating unit is connected to the ter- In the form It is to be notedparticularly that the heating element is housed between the bottom ofand the main body 7:

In using the device, the popper is filled with corn and the cover lockedin the usual manner and thereafter the heating element is connected byplugging into a suitable elecs5 tric socket. The popper is gently shakenin the usual manner by means of the handle 10 and the device slides backand forth as a unit and is carried by the legs 4 which slide upon asuitable support. 7 0

The pop corn is held out of contact with the heating element and theheating element is shielded on its underside so that the heat is thrownback into the body of the pop corn and a maximum efficiency is attained.

It will be seen that the device is of extremely simple construction andmay be very cheaply manufactured and readily assembled. F urt aer, byhaving the end members 14 set inwardly of the ends of the plate 1 theheating element is thoroughly protected even at its ends.

Although the invention has been described in considerable detail, suchdescription is intended as illustrative rather than limiting as theinvention may be variously embodied and as the scope of such inventionis to be determined as claimed.

I claim: turned bottom portions, said plate having up- A heating unitfor a pop corn popper comturned integral side flanges, and a heating 10prising a blank formed from a single piece of element located above saidplate and bet-Ween eheet material and having attaching corner saidflanges. V

5 ears turned upwardly therefrom and adapt- In testimony that I claimthe foregoing I ed to be attached to a pop corn opper, said havehereunto set my hand at Racine, in the blank having downwardly extendingsnpcounty of Racine and State of Wisconsin. poi-ting legs terminating inrounded up- VICTOR F. VROMl-LN.

